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When a young woman becomes the focus of brutal
assaults by an unseen attacker, the spiritual implications of
the incidents drive a Vatican official to send a priest to investigate.
Upon witnessing her affliction firsthand, the priest becomes more
concerned with saving her life than debunking her claims.

PROFANITY: Extreme but infrequent.SEX/NUDITY: One extremely quick sex scene and an instance of discreet nudity.VIOLENCE: Crucifixion images.DRUGS/ALCOHOL: Occasional social drinking.ACTION: A few mild instances.COMEDY: Mild and infrequent.

Stigmata is an unusually intelligent and original thriller.
While it loosely resembles end-of-the-world efforts like
The Seventh Sign, the plot is more thoughtful and restrained.
Stigmata takes an unflinching look at the power of and
the capability for corruption in organized religion.
There is an extensive back story that students of early Christian
writings will appreciate, and the ultimate message embraced by the
film is one of deep spiritual significance. As for the
supernatural forces brought to bear - the only demons haunting
these characters are their own.

Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) is in her
twenties. She works as a hairdresser. She has a boyfriend. There
are a hundred other girls like Frankie Paige within a mile radius
of her apartment.

But unlike all of them, things happen to Frankie -- terrible things
she can't understand or explain. And though she has tried everything
to make them stop, they're just getting worse. She goes to doctors
and psychologists, but even they can't answer the most important
question: why her?

At the darkest moment of one of her episodes, a chance encounter
with a local priest is caught on tape and the frightening implications
of the incident drive the Vatican to send their own investigator,
Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne). Confronted with the powerful force
that has taken control of Frankie, Kiernan immediately recognizes
the true danger she is in and he must search his own soul for
the strength to save her life, even if it goes against everything
he believes.